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Entry
CA00182                                                            

Classification
Carotenoid Name
3,4-Dihydrospheroidenone
IUPAC name 1-Methoxy-1,2,7',8'-tetrahydro-psi,psi-caroten-2-one
Formula
C41H60O2
Molecular Weight 
584.89 g/mol
Structure      Search similar carotenoids

Mol file
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Biological functions/Properties 
Number of
conjugated double bonds 
9
Number of
conjugated multiple bonds 
9
Isomers 
  • Constitutional isomer: CA00091, CA00984, CA00167
  • InChI

    InChIKey

    Canonical SMILES

    XLogP
    12.348
    Hydrogen Bond donors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    0
    Hydrogen Bond Acceptors
    (Lipinski's definition)
    2
    LipinskiFailures
    2
    Complexity of molecule
    0.000
    Number of heavy atoms
    43
    TPSA
    (Topological Polar Surface Area) 
    26.300 Å2
    Reaction
    Pathway
    Major carotenoid information

    Minor carotenoid information

    Source organisms
    Roseobacter denitrificans (Ref.361) - Alphaproteobacteria: phototrophic purple non-sulfur bacteria (Alphaproteobacteria - Rhodobacteraceae)
    References
  • Ref.361: Shinichi Takaichi, Kazuo Furihata, Keiji Harashima, Archives of Microbiology, April 1991, Volume 155, Issue 5, pp 473-476, "Light-induced changes of carotenoid pigments in anaerobic cells of the aerobic photosynthetic bacterium, Roseobacter denitrificans (Erythrobacter species OCh 114): reduction of spheroidenone to 3,4-dihydrospheroidenone" .
  • CAS
    135248-02-1
    Links to other DB
    LipidBank: VCA1073

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